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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1554 m/e 12/1909
British Railways 31554 m/e 01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Wainwright
Class H
Company History SR
Wheels 0-4-4T
Builder Ashford Works
To Service During 12/1909
Withdrawal w/e Sat 30/05/1959
Service Life 49 yrs , 6 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1909
BAT   Stewarts Lane on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
70A   Nine Elms 7w/e 22/04/1950
74D   Tonbridge 9w/e 30/06/1952
75F   Tunbridge Wells West 6w/e 01/04/1957
75A   Brighton 3w/e 13/10/1958
     Withdrawn w/e 30/05/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 7w/e 22/04/1950
ALLOC 74D Tonbridge m/e 30/06/1952
ALLOC 75F Tunbridge Wells West 9w/e 01/04/1957
ALLOC 75F Tunbridge Wells West 2w/e 13/10/1958
WDN   w/e 30/05/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/05/1950 Brighton Works Latest 'West Country' to 6/5/50 was 34108 Wincanton: new construction includes 34109/10 of the same order, and some 2-6-4T Nos. 42096-102. Engines under repair: 15203, 272, 1295, 1554, 32081, 32417, 32512/64, 32636, 34074, 34021 Dartmoor, 78666/90641, 78531/90408, 77359/90257, 79262/90702. No. 42096 has boiler No. 13474. Following after 42106, further 2-6-4T's will be built with standard cab arrangements, so that Brighton has plenty of work in view. SLS/195006

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1909 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1554
Built at Ashford Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 31554    
22/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
30/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Tonbridge (74D)    
01/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Tunbridge Wells West (75F)    
13/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
30/05/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 31554    
06/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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